Barred Owls and Owlet...

I had the oppurtunity to photograph these in March, but post processed recently. It was the second year the Owls used this dead tree stump to nest in. The images were taken after spending several hours on two days observing the dead tree waiting for something to happen. The nest site was about 125 feet from the nature trail used as a photography site, no closer vantage point was possible because the nesting site was across a former canal filled with water.

Re: Barred Owls and Owlet...

Thanks Bobo...Roger that regarding the shade. The forest canopy above and around the dead tree prevented most sunlight from reaching the nest area. Most were shot at ISO 1600 because of the deep shade. I had to clean up the noise, and brighten and warm them in post processing.

Re: Barred Owls and Owlet...

Originally Posted by gregj1763

That must have been hard to get a good shot in difficult lighting conditions but a great series of photo's.
Nice work Joe. Three is my pick
Greg

Thanks Greg, the Owl most times was on the shading side of the dead tree making more work in post processing. I like #3 also, I have a couple others of the Owl in flight from the same series. Thanks for viewing and commenting.